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The Flash S1E17: English vocabulary

Season 1, Episode 17DramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

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  • besmirch

    Word

    to damage someone’s reputation by saying bad or false things about them

  • scrambler

    Word

    a device that changes a signal so it cannot be easily understood

  • denizen

    Word

    a person, animal, or plant that lives in a particular place

  • grabber

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    something that attracts attention, especially at the start of a speech, article, or presentation

  • stealer

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    a person who steals something

  • rove

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    to wander from place to place

  • deplete

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    to use up or greatly reduce the amount of something

  • welcomer

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    a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers

  • leavings

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    things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

  • wordplay

    Word

    clever use of words, especially for humor or a special effect

  • trickster

    Word

    a person who tricks or deceives others

  • bellows

    Word

    a tool with two handles that is squeezed to blow air into a fire

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  • enigmatic

    Word

    mysterious and hard to understand

  • angling

    Word

    the sport or hobby of fishing with a rod and line

  • synthesize

    Word

    to make a substance by combining simpler substances or elements

  • debatable

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    open to debate or disagreement

  • copped

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    to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • crackling

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    the sound of many short, sharp pops or snaps

  • bender

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    a period of heavy drinking

  • incendiary

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    likely to cause strong anger or conflict

  • evener

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    something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level

  • pennant

    Word

    a long, narrow flag, often used as a decoration or symbol

  • pretender

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    a person who claims a title, throne, or position

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  • converse

    Word

    to talk with someone in a formal or polite way

  • chirp

    Word

    to make a short, high sound, especially like a small bird or insect

  • kinetic

    Word

    relating to motion or movement

  • bullock

    Word

    a young male cow, especially one raised for beef or farm work

  • vibrate

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    to move quickly and repeatedly from side to side

  • keyed

    Word

    locked with a key

  • cranky

    Word

    bad-tempered, easily annoyed, or in a bad mood

  • take guard

    Phrase

    In cricket, to choose your starting position at the crease before facing the bowler

  • hoot

    Word

    the sound an owl makes

  • done for

    Phrase

    in a situation where failure or disaster seems certain

  • sanitary

    Word

    clean and safe for health

  • Other Side

    Phrase

    the life or world believed to exist after death

  • run into one

    Phrase

    to hit a home run

  • bomb off

    Phrase

    to stop working properly; to break down

  • toasting

    Word

    the act of drinking a drink in honor of someone or something

  • lair

    Word

    a hidden place where a wild animal lives

  • fives

    Word

    a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does

  • bat out

    Phrase

    to hit something repeatedly

  • annoyance

    Word

    a feeling of slight anger or irritation

  • leverage

    Word

    the power or advantage you get from using something to help you achieve more

  • head up

    Phrase

    to lead a group, team, or project

  • man on

    Phrase

    a shout warning that an opponent is coming up behind you

  • accelerator

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    something that makes a process or change happen faster

  • cabling

    Word

    the installation of cables or a cable system

  • cut off

    Phrase

    separated from the rest by cutting

  • big bang

    Phrase

    the event that marked the beginning of the universe

  • antidote

    Word

    a medicine that stops a poison from harming someone

  • fruiting

    Word

    producing fruit

  • sham

    Word

    something that is fake or meant to deceive

  • in circles

    Phrase

    without making any progress

  • boy mom

    Phrase

    a mother who has a son

  • machining

    Word

    the process of shaping metal or other material with machine tools

  • take that

    Phrase

    used to say you have won or beaten someone

  • the Bomb

    Phrase

    the first nuclear bomb ever made or used

  • cam

    Word

    a shaped part in a machine that makes another part move in a controlled way

  • memoir

    Word

    a book in which someone describes their own life and experiences

  • go below

    Phrase

    to go below deck on a ship

  • chipping

    Word

    small pieces that break off from a hard surface

  • lead poisoning

    Phrase

    a harmful illness caused by too much lead in the body

  • riches

    Word

    a large amount of money, property, or valuable things

  • deserving

    Word

    deserving praise, help, or respect

  • drop in

    Phrase

    to visit someone briefly and informally

  • winding

    Word

    having many bends or turns

  • hang in

    Phrase

    to keep going in a difficult situation and not give up

  • underestimate

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    to think that something is less important, serious, or valuable than it really is

  • bridging

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    the act of building a bridge

  • ping

    Word

    to send a quick message to someone

  • curing

    Word

    the process of preserving food by salting, drying, or smoking

  • iris

    Word

    the colored part of the eye around the pupil

  • diversion

    Word

    the act of changing the direction of something

  • the way

    Phrase

    as; in the same way that

  • lettered

    Word

    marked or decorated with letters or writing

  • pajamas

    Word

    clothes you wear for sleeping

  • firearm

    Word

    a gun that can be carried and used by one person

  • warden

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    a person who is in charge of a prison or another place and makes sure rules are followed

  • bedded

    Word

    past tense and past participle of bed

  • forensic

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    relating to the scientific study used in solving crimes

  • coped

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    to deal with a difficult situation successfully

  • tricking

    Word

    the act of deceiving or cheating someone

  • casualty

    Word

    a person who is killed or injured in an accident, war, or other event

  • figure out

    Phrase

    to find an answer to something or understand it after thinking about it

  • set up

    Phrase

    prepare something so it can be used or can happen

  • debating

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    the activity of discussing a topic in a formal way, especially to argue different sides

  • amazon

    Word

    a strong, brave woman

  • kind of

    Phrase

    to some extent; fairly

  • coworker

    Word

    someone you work with

  • one way

    Phrase

    allowing travel in only one direction

  • tick

    Word

    a small insect-like animal that bites animals and people and sucks blood

  • subtitle

    Word

    the words shown at the bottom of a screen that translate or show what people are saying

  • inmate

    Word

    a person who is kept in prison or another institution

  • technological

    Word

    relating to technology or the use of technology

  • sync

    Word

    to make two devices or systems work together by sharing data

  • footage

    Word

    recorded video material of an event or place

  • stumble

    Word

    to trip or lose your balance for a moment

  • thank god

    Phrase

    used to express relief that something bad did not happen

  • laying

    Word

    present participle of lay: to put something down in a flat position

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